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Chico Buarque de Hollanda is certainly one of the
great brazilian composers who built a musical work of
national character and that is for sure why he receives
so many honors. In 2006, a group of drummers, the
majority who came from blocos carnavalescos (group
of people who parade at carnival) and percussion
workshops such as Monobloco, got together to make
an original replay of the musical universe created by
Chico, interpreting his songs in an unusual aesthetics,
with emphasis on the traditional instrumental
training of the samba schools. Assuming a leading
position and going against the male hegemony in
the world of samba, the group was formed by female
drummers only.
Idealized by cuíca players Gláucia Cabral and Vivian
Freitas, the group Mulheres de Chico (MDC) called
the attention of the revelers who were attending
their first parade at Carnival in 2007. Since then,
the female group has been recreating the work of
Chico, gaining visibility in the Brazilian music scene,
with arrangements that explore national rhythms
like samba, ijexá, coconut, jongo, marchinha and
funk carioca (from Rio).
The group MDC has matured and started performing
at major theatres of Rio and Niteroi, like Rival
Petrobras Theatre, Estrela da Lapa, Odyssey Theatre,
Nelson Rodrigues Theatre, Bar do Tom, Democratic
Club, Rio Scenarium, UFF Theatre, Niterói Municipal
Theatre, among others. The group also participated
in corporate events and music festivals in other cities.
In September 2008, the group played in the feijoada
of Mangueira Samba School and was honored with
a plaque of appreciation for its contribution to the
culture of Rio, returning to perform at Mangueira
in 2009.
With the colors red and pink at its core, the group
Mulheres de Chico is already part of the calendar
of Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, always performing
on the first Saturday after Carnival at Antero de
Quental Square, in Leblon. The group, with about
25 drummers, has gained an audience of varying
ages and profiles, with charm, excitement, and their
happy and relaxed costumes.
GROUP MEMBERS
founders
Gláucia Cabral and Vivian Freitas
musical direction and regency
Flavia Costa
arrangements
Flavia Costa and Valmir Ribeiro
(with the collaboration of the group)
singers
Fernanda Velloso, Luciana Coló and Ursula Baldanza
bass guitar
Luciana Requião and Mayra Oliveira
bandolim and cavaco
Mônica Leme
drums
SURDOS
Aline Cunha, Daniele Martini, Joe Viegas,
Márcia Moreira and Michele Rumchinsky
SNARE / CAIXAS
Flavia Costa and Mako
REPIQUES
Mannu Oliveira and Manu Rios
TA M B O R I N S
Malu Di Sipio and Manu Rios
AGOGÔS
Fernanda Pereira and Paula Vilela
SHAKERS
Angela Souza and Teca Macedo
CUÍCAS
Gláucia Cabral and Vivian Freitas
graphic design
Bia Abreu
REPERTOIRE
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cotidiano
a volta do malandro
morena de angola
samba do grande amor
deixa a menina
quem te viu quem te vê
apesar de você
feijoada completa
a banda
noite dos mascarados
ao sul do equador
boi voador
jorge maravilha
piano da mangueira
morena dos olhos d’água
história de uma gata
vai passar
construção / deus lhe pague
geni e o zepellin
partido alto
tanto mar
baioque
não sonho mais
até o fim
homenagem ao malandro
vai trabalhar vagabundo
samba de orly
será que chico vem*
samba pra chico**
** Flavia Costa e Mônica Leme
** Joe Viegas